Mansfield Times

20.2 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Polk in 2017, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 15.6 percent lower than the state average of 35.8 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 309.

82.5 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many

Polk residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	40	17.5
Regular high school diploma	76	33.3
GED or alternative credential	24	10.5
Some college less than 1 year	25	11
Some college 1 or more years no degree	17	7.5
Associate's degree	20	8.8
Bachelor's degree	17	7.5
Master's degree	8	3.5
Professional school degree	1	0.4
Doctorate degree	0	0

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017.